Piper PA-30 N8798Y
30 July 1972 · Sully, Iowa, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 30 July 1972 at about 20:15 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N8798Y, operated by Astro Aviation, was involved in an accident during in flight near Sully, Iowa, United States. 5 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sully, Iowa, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30
- Registration
- N8798Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Astro Aviation
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Naperville, Ill → Omaha, Nebr
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-1319
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
RAN OUT FUEL. LND IN CORN FLD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-30 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 1972 | Piper PA-30 | Tallassee, Alabama, United States | Wall Arcft Inc | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1972 | Piper PA-30 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-30 | Charleston, West Virginia, United States | Sisco Investme | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1972 | Piper PA-30 | Marathon, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 1972 | Piper PA-30 | Huntsville, Alabama, United States | Socol Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1972 | Piper PA-30 | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Burnside-Ott A | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |